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International Space Station to fly over Baltimore this week
Spot the International Space Station moving across the night sky this week. Chances arise the next three nights, but the best viewing opportunity Wednesday is possible to coincide with rain and thunderstorms. Look tonight at 8:59 p.m., Tuesday at 9:45...
Tags: Science and Technology, Weather, NASA, Weather Reports, Science
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Antares rocket launch from NASA Wallops rescheduled for Friday, at earliest
A commercial rocket launch that was scheduled for Wednesday but aborted has been pushed to Friday, at the earliest. The next attempt is "tentatively" set for Friday, assuming that issues forcing the delay are resolved, according to Orbital Sciences...
Tags: Media Industry, Science and Technology, NASA, New Products, Space Programs
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Antares rocket launch to be visible from Md. Wednesday
A privately owned rocket that is part of efforts to grow the commercial space industry will launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday evening, and it will be visible from Maryland. Orbital Sciences Corp., a Dulles, Va.-based...
Tags: Media Industry, Science and Technology, NASA, New Products, Space Programs
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Rural Eastern Shore meets Buck Rogers
EASTERN SHORE — The Great Machipongo Clam Shack has been a kitschy fixture along U.S. 13 on the sleepy, rural Eastern Shore for decades. Its fresh seafood and live music lure the locals and snag passing motorists as they head north toward...
Tags: Accomack County (Virginia), Old Dominion University, Hampton Roads, SpaceX, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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SpaceX Dragon Cargo Capsule Splashes Down to Earth
CNNThe SpaceX Dragon has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a three-week flight to the International Space Station, completing the first commercial cargo mission to Earth's orbit, NASA announced Sunday. The unmanned capsule came down about 250 miles...Tags: Satellite Technology, Apollo Moon Mission (1961-1975), Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Technology
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Antares rocket waits in the wings for its chance to fly to the space station
SpaceX made history Wednesday when its Dragon spacecraft berthed with the International Space Station in what NASA touts as a key milestone in commercial spaceflight. But waiting in the wings at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern...
Tags: Science and Technology, SpaceX, NASA, New Products, Space Programs
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First commercial cargo flight heading to International Space Station
CNNThe SpaceXrocket, the first commercial flight to the International Space Station, lifted off Sunday night carrying an unmanned cargo capsule. The Falcon 9 rocket with its Dragon capsule launched on schedule at 8:35 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...Tags: Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Science and Technology, Cape Canaveral, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., SpaceX
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3, 2, 1 ... Antares rocket rolls out
This week, the first stage of the biggest rocket ever to launch from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore rolled out onto its new $145 million launchpad … .. and Virginia is one step closer to the sky-high ambitions of many in...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Cape Canaveral, SpaceX, NASA
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SpaceX launches rocket to International Space Station
Space Exploration Technologies is vying to be the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, and its mission got off to a successful start with a launch this morning. A Dragon spacecraft launched from the company's...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Cape Canaveral, Economy, Business and Finance
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Private craft makes history with space station docking
The Associated PressThe private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial sector. It marked the first time a business...Tags: Satellite Technology, Buzz Aldrin, Cape Canaveral, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, ends historic trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The SpaceX Dragon supply ship returned to Earth on Thursday, ending its revolutionary nine-day voyage to the International Space Station with an old-fashioned splashdown in the Pacific. The unmanned capsule parachuted...
Tags: Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Cape Canaveral, Trips and Vacations, SpaceX
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SpaceX pushes back the final frontier
If all goes as planned, sometime this morning a spacecraft will blast off from its launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and ride a fiery plume of contrails upward through the pre-dawn darkness to begin a two-week journey to the International Space Station...
Tags: Alliant Techsystems Inc., Satellite Technology, Air Transportation, Cape Canaveral, Mutual Funds
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